New national curriculum’s skills agenda starts to bring England in line with world-leading education systems

By Mark Boylan, Professor of Education, Sheffield Hallam University

Proposed changes to England’s national curriculum aim to ensure it is fit for the future, writes Professor Becky Francis in her introduction to the final report of the government’s independent curriculum review. The panel that conducted the review sought to address the “rich knowledge and skills young people need to thrive in our fast-changing world”.

From the outset, the review limited itself to “evolution not revolution”, and in the…

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